WHITNEY — Temple pushed Mesquite Horn to a finale by pulling out the second of two games that lasted deep into the night as the pair tussled through a weather-influenced midweek start to their Class 6A bi-district series.

The Wildcats eventually ran out of gas as the skies finally cleared Saturday and the three-game playoff feud finally came to an end at the same site it began four days ago.

Michael Chavez allowed just two hits across six innings and Tyson Compton delivered a key two-run double during a four-run third to send Horn to a 9-2 victory in the decisive game of the teams’ best-of-three first-round clash at Wildcat Field.

Temple (11-21-2) grabbed the early lead in the first, but the Jaguars (21-12) responded with six runs over the first three frames to build a gap that didn’t dip to deny the Wildcats in their bid to win their fi... Click here to read full article

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